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Total Fights | 41 |
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Wins | 30 |
Losses | 10 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 1 |
Title Wins | 0 |
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Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
KO Wins | 21 |
KO Losses | 6 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning 15 years and nine months, Carl Williams fought 41 times with 30 wins, 10 losses, and 1 no-contest.
Williams retired from professional boxing with a record of 30-10. He was a two-time heavyweight world title challenger. He had a 52.5% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 21 of his total 41 fights being knockout wins. Williams suffered six knockout losses in his career, one of which was against Mike Tyson in a heavyweight title fight.
His last fight was a 7th round TKO defeat to Anthony Green on October 30, 1997.
Some of Williams' best fights and notable victories include wins over Trevor Berbick, Jesse Ferguson, Bert Cooper, David Jaco, James Tillis, Mike Rouse, and Rodney Frazier.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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41 | Oct 30, 1997 | 37 | Anthony Green | Loss | TKO7 |
40 | Jun 13, 1997 | 37 | Marion Wilson | Win | UD |
39 | Nov 27, 1996 | 37 | Domingo Monroe | Win | PTS |
38 | Aug 2, 1996 | 36 | Lou Turchiarelli | Win | TKO2 |
37 | May 31, 1996 | 36 | Sean Hart | Win | DQ |
36 | Mar 17, 1995 | 35 | Melvin Foster | Loss | UD |
35 | Jul 22, 1994 | 34 | Alexander Zolkin | Loss | TKO7 |
34 | Apr 24, 1993 | 33 | Frank Bruno | Loss | TKO10 |
33 | Jan 16, 1993 | 33 | Tommy Morrison | Loss | TKO8 |
32 | Nov 3, 1992 | 32 | Jimmy Lee Smith | Win | TKO3 |
31 | Aug 20, 1992 | 32 | Ossie Ocasio | Win | UD |
30 | Mar 22, 1992 | 32 | Jerry Jones | Loss | UD |
29 | Jan 12, 1992 | 32 | Marshall Tillman | Win | TKO2 |
28 | Oct 15, 1991 | 31 | Kimmuel Odum | NC | NC |
27 | Mar 8, 1991 | 31 | Tim Witherspoon | Loss | SD |
26 | Jul 24, 1990 | 30 | Melton Bowen | Win | TKO5 |
25 | Jul 21, 1989 | 29 | Mike Tyson | Loss * | TKO1 |
24 | Nov 10, 1988 | 28 | Mike Rouse | Win | TKO3 |
23 | Jun 27, 1988 | 28 | Trevor Berbick | Win | UD |
22 | Jan 27, 1988 | 28 | Rodney Frazier | Win | TKO1 |
21 | Oct 17, 1987 | 27 | Mike Gans | Win | TKO7 |
20 | Jun 21, 1987 | 27 | Bert Cooper | Win | RTD7 |
19 | Feb 16, 1986 | 26 | Mike Weaver | Loss | TKO2 |
18 | Aug 31, 1985 | 25 | Jesse Ferguson | Win | TKO10 |
17 | May 20, 1985 | 25 | Larry Holmes | Loss * | UD |
16 | Oct 23, 1984 | 24 | James Tillis | Win | UD |
15 | Aug 9, 1984 | 24 | Terry Mims | Win | TKO3 |
14 | Mar 7, 1984 | 24 | Lou Benson Jr. | Win | RTD2 |
13 | Sep 9, 1983 | 23 | Percell Davis | Win | TKO4 |
12 | Aug 16, 1983 | 23 | Woody Clark | Win | UD |
11 | Jun 30, 1983 | 23 | David Jaco | Win | RTD1 |
10 | Apr 24, 1983 | 23 | Robert Hill | Win | TKO3 |
9 | Feb 18, 1983 | 23 | Richard Cade | Win | TKO1 |
8 | Dec 9, 1982 | 23 | Leroy Boone | Win | UD |
7 | Oct 22, 1982 | 22 | Michael Greer | Win | TKO3 |
6 | Aug 20, 1982 | 22 | David Starkey | Win | TKO3 |
5 | Jun 11, 1982 | 22 | Barry Funches | Win | TKO6 |
4 | May 28, 1982 | 22 | Donny Townsend | Win | KO1 |
3 | Apr 30, 1982 | 22 | Louis Alexander | Win | TKO2 |
2 | Mar 31, 1982 | 22 | Dwight Triplett | Win | TKO1 |
1 | Jan 22, 1982 | 22 | Greg Stephany | Win | UD |
* World-title fight
Carl Williams (The Truth) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Belle Glade, Florida, U.S. on November 11, 1959. Williams died on April 7, 2013 at the age of 53 years. His professional boxing career spanned more than 15 years — from 1982 to 1997.
Williams made his professional boxing debut against Greg Stephany at the age of 22 on January 22, 1982, defeating Stephany via 4 round unanimous decision. He went on to win 15 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 12 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 25 on May 20, 1985 after 16 professional fights, against Larry Holmes for the IBF and The Ring titles. He lost to Holmes via 15 round unanimous decision.
Williams had a total of 10 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Anthony Green at 37 years of age, on October 30, 1997. Williams lost the fight via 7th round TKO.
Williams knocked out 21 of his 41 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 52.5%. Of his total 30 wins, 21 of them were via KO (70%).